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High school transgender wrestler wins Texas regional title

A 17-year-old Dallas-area high school transgender wrestler who is transitioning from female to male has won a girls regional championship

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Updated: 11:46 PM EST Feb 19, 2017

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High school transgender wrestler wins Texas regional title

A 17-year-old Dallas-area high school transgender wrestler who is transitioning from female to male has won a girls regional championship

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Updated: 11:46 PM EST Feb 19, 2017

ALLEN, Texas —

A 17-year-old Dallas-area high school transgender wrestler who is transitioning from female to male has won a girls regional championship after a female opponent forfeited their match.

Mack Beggs, a Euless Trinity High School junior who is undefeated this wrestling season, hugged opponent Madeline Rocha, from Coppell, on the victory stand Saturday after their match for the 110-pound Class 6A Region 2 championship never took place when Rocha declined to wrestle.

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Beggs and Rocha advance to the state championships next weekend. The top four finishers in the region qualified for the state tournament.